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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

527 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 27

SUCCESSFUL Maclean Show PROFIT £50 TO £100 Show Dates and Closing of Entries

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the committee of the Lower Clarence Agriculture Society on Friday there were present:-- Messrs. A. McKinnon (president), C…

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Royal National Show Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

The preliminary prize schedule in the letter and cheese competitions for the Royal National Show to be held in Brisbane in August, has been issued. This is…

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Empire Exhibition Question of Organiser. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. Bruce leaves for Canberra on Monday night. He said to-night that it would be at least twelve months before organ[?]ers for the Empire Exhibition, to be…

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Lucky Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 2

Luck's a fortune. Though wet weather was experienced on both days, Wellington (N.S.W.) show did better, financially, than had the weather been…

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Coraki Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 2

Gate taking for the second day of Coraki Show, were £103, which is £4 greater than the takings for the whole of the previous show. With the £18…

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Crooks at Bathurst Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 1

Numerous light-fingered artisans made hay among the crowds at Bathurst Show. It is said at least 30 crooks were operating, and sums amounting to £43…

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English Cricket Robinson and Brigade Two New Stars Show Out. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 5

There was a more or less uninteresting cricket week, rain limiting play everywhere. Robinson's bowling attracted attention…

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Can-can Dance Side-show Prosecution Hearing Again Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

The can-can dance, as performed by a negro named W. H. C. Benson, and a woman named Harris, or Lilli Oukalani, at a sideshow on the Grafton Showground…

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District Exhibits Foe Next Royal Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the R.A.S. Agricultural Section Committee reported that appli-tions have been received from nine districts in New South Wales, Queensland…

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Accident at Urbenville Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 4

At the Urbenville show the mount of Mr. J. Moy misjudged the distance in one of the jumps and fell on the hurdle. The rider was rolled on three times, and…

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May Be Dropped Empire Exhibition Bill Spirited Opposition Debate in House of Representatives. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 5

The Exhibition Bill, the debate on the second reading of which was proceeded with in the House of Representatives this morning, provoked…

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Empire Exhibition If Commonwealth Abandons State Government's Proposal Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1928 · page 5

The Minister for Lands and Deputy Leader of the Nationalist party, Mr. R . T. Ball, questioned to-night regarding statements which have been made to the…

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Dorrigo Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural Association, the statement of receipts and expenditure showed that the total receipts were…

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Dorrigo Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Although there was a considerable falling off in receipts, there was also a falling off in expenditure and [?] rigo Show Society had a good year…

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Casino Show Profit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

An approximate statement, of accounts in connection with Casino's annual show submitted to last week's meeting of the. R. R. A. H. and P. Society, disclosed that a…

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Coffs Show Committee. To-day's Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Members present at the monthly meeting of Coffs Harbour show committee to-day were Messrs. W. J. Smith (president), W. J. Maston, W…

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£3400 in Prizes July Racing Carnival Grafton and S. Grafton Nine Days' Racing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

The Grafton and South Grafton annual racing carnival will commence on June 30 and conclude on July 28. Nine days' racing will be held, and…

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A Big Show Republican Convention Kansas City En Fete Blaring Bands and Bunting Selecting a Presidential Candidate. Kansas City

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 5

The Republican National Convention, one of the great tribal ceremonies of the American people, begins here to-morrow ostensibly as an…

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Show Dates Clash

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

This year Dorrigo and Bellingen show dates were in the same week and there was much controversy about it. But neither could see its…

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Abandoned Proposed Empire Exhibition. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 4

The proposal to hold an Empire Exhibition in Sydney in 1932. has definitely been abandoned by the Commonwealth Government…

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